Journal lubricator



Oct. 18, 1927. A. POSSELT JOURNAL LUBRI CATOR Filed June 12, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 AT TOR P EY or block at 7.

Patented a. 1a, 1921.

UNITED STATES 1,646,109 PATENT OFFICE.

J. POSSELT, OI ,SALIDA, COLORADO.

JOURNAL nusmcaron.

Application nlcd- June 12,

This invention relates to a 'ournal lubricator, the present invention mg an 1mrovement over that'described and illustrated in the application filed by me on April 29, 1924,'Serial No. 709,855.

An object of the inventlon 1s..to provlde means for lifting the oil from the lower part of the box to the upper part thereof and distributing-it upon the upper port1on of the 'ournal so as to insure proper lubrication of t e journal. i

Another object of the invention is to' pro- 1 vide the box with the usual waste holding means so that if anything shouldhappe'n to the improved system, the journal would still be lubricated by the waste in the lower part of the box.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and s cifically pointed out in the appended clii ims.

In-describing myinvention indetail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in'which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a journal boxing, showing the inventioniin use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the journal brass.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 5 is a view of the perforated face of the sheave. A

Figure 6 is a view of the wedge cut away to receive a ideway for the wiper.

Figure 7 1s an enlarged sectional view through this wedge or block, the wiper and the combined sheave and gear.

In these views, 1 indicates the journal boxing, 2 the journal and 3 the wheel. The usual waste or other packing material is shown at 4 and is held in place by the holder 5. The brass is shown at 6 and the wedge In carryin out myinvention, I form a slot 8 to receive a part of an angle member 9 which has its depending front portion extending in front of the ournal 2 towhich it is secured by. a bolt 14. The horizontal art of the member 9 forms a guideway 8'.

e top of the brass 6 is formed with a recess 1926. Serial No. 115,551.

10 and grooves'lO' and the under face thereof is provided with the zigza grooves 11 and holes 12 passing through t e brass connect the grooves 10 with the grooves 11.

- The guideway 8 is directly over the recess 10 and is, therefore, in communication with the same.

part of member 9, through the pinion and through a washer or spacer 15 laced between the plnion and the journal an into a threaded hole formed in the journal. The bolt is rotatably mounted in the dependingspart 9 as 'it and the pinion must rotate with the ournal. A gear 16 is rotatably supported by the member 9 through means of the bolt 17, carr ed by said part 9 and this gear is rotated by the pinion. A sheave 18 is fastened to or formed with the gear. 16 at the rear thereof and a chain'19 engages the groove in the sheave, the chain depending into the lower part of the box and into the oil therein so that the chain will pick up oil and carry it upwardly over the sheave. The outer face of the sheave is provided with the perforations 20 through which the oil brought up by the chain will pass, and this oil is wiped oft the sheave by the beveled face of the wiper block 21 which is arranged in the guideway 8' and is yieldingly pressed against the sheave by the spring 22 which is located between the inner end of the guideway *8 and the wiper block. The block is provided with the downwardly sloping port 23 which leads from the oil receiving recess 24 formed in the 'front or outer end of the block and which receives the oil from the perforations 20 to the inner end of the block so that the oil will pass from said port 23 into the recess 10 of the brass. From this recess 10 oil will pass through the grooves 10' andholes 12 into the groovesll and thus be distributed over'the top of the journal.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided simple means for raising the oil from the lower part of the box to the upper part thereof and distributing it over the top of the journal so that the journal is thoroughly lubricated. If the chain should break or other portions of the device get out of order, the journal would still be lubricated in the known manner through means of the waste 4:

It is thought from the foregoing descrip- Y tion that the advantages and novel features or m invention will be readily apparent.

K esire it to be understood that K may make changes in therconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A journal lubricator comprising a brass provided with oil distributing means, a Wedge placed between the brass and the top of the box, a rotary member extending into the lower part of the box for lifting oil therefrom, means for rotating said memher from the axle, a wiper slidably arranged in the front of the wedge and having a port therein for delivering the oil taken from the rotary member by the wi per to the oil distributing means of the brass and means for yieldingly holding the wiper against said rotary member.

I 2. A journallubricator comprising a brass provided with oil distributing means, a wedge placed between the brass and the top of the box, a depending front portion, a bolt passing through the depending portion and screwed into the end of the journal, a pinion carried by the bolt, a pinion rotatably mounted on the depending portion and meshing with the first pinion, a sheave connected with the second pinion and having perforations leading into its groove, an endless chain passing over the sheave and depending into the oil in the b0X a wiper carried by the horizontal part of the wedge and having a port therein for delivering the oil taken from the sheave by the wiper to the oil distributing means of the brass and means for yieldingly holding the wiper against the sheava In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

ALBERT J. PUSSELT. 

